Hair-comb.



J. GRANMBR.

HAIR 00MB.

APPLICATION FILED 0012a, 1909.

964,494... Patnted July 19, 1910.

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JOSEPH GRANMER, OF NEAR GREENVILLE, MICHIGAN.

HAIR-COMB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 28, 1909.

Patented July 19, 1910.

Serial No. 525,204.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH CRANMER, a citizen of the United States,residing near Greenville, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair- Combs, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in appliances for holding ladiesback combs to place after they have been placed in the hair, and itsobject is to provide a set of detachable wings that may be readilyapplied or removed, at the pleasure of the wearer.

I attain this object by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, in which Figure 1 is a back elevation of acomb with the wingsattached. Figs. 2, 8 and t are sectional views of the comb on the linea: 00 of Fig. 1 showing several forms of fastenings for the wings. Fig.5 is an elevation of one end of a comb showing a slot for holding theform of wing shown in Fig. 4, and Fig. 6 shows a metal spring attachedto the wing for clamping it to the comb.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A represents the back, or supporting element of an ordinary ladys backcomb, and A represents the teeth of the same. For the purpose ofconveniently applying properly formed wings for securing this comb toplace after it has been placed in the hair, I make use of a body Bhaving teeth B, which form a small comb, and to hold these combs orwings securely to the back A of the comb, I form or place a springclamp, as b or Z), upon each wing, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 6, insuch a position that they may be readily slipped upon the edges of theback of the comb with the teeth B of the wings standing inward at rightangles with the teeth of the comb, so that when the comb teeth arepressed down into the hair the teeth of the wings may be shoved into thehair back of the comb and they will be held securely to place by thesprings 12 with such locking appliances as may be desired. Thus, in Fig.2 I have shown a small pin 0 inserted through, or projecting inward fromthe spring Z) and passing into a hole cl in the back of the comb. InFig. 3 I have shown a soft rubber lining c placed upon the inner surfaceof the spring 5 in position to be forced, by the spring, firmly againstthe surface of the comb so that it will hold the wings to place by theadhesive qualities of the soft rubber, while in Fig. 4: I have dispensedwith the spring I) entirely and have placed a pin 0 in the body B of thewing and have formed a slot cl in the comb back into which the pin maybe slid to hold the wing to the comb back, as more plainly shown in Fig.4. In Fig. 6 I have shown, the wing made with a spring made of the sameor other material and riveted to the body of the wing.

I have shown these several forms of fastening to illustrate that it isnot necessary to confine the fastening appliance to any one specialconstruction, the germ of my invention lying more particularly in theuse 6f a fastening device for back combs that may be readily attachedand removed, and when attached will not be liable to become detachedexcept at the effort of the wearer, and will hold the comb so securelyto place as to render the danger of the comb dropping out of the hair,almost, or quite impossible.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and. desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. In combination with a ladys back comb, wings arranged to apply to theedge of the back of the comb at right angles with the teeth of the comb,and means connected with said wings whereby they may be readily securedto or removed from the comb after the comb has been placed in the hairof the wearer.

2. In combination with a ladys back comb, wings arranged with a seriesof teeth and adapted to be secured to the edge of the back of the combat right angles with the teeth thereof, and spring clamps connected withthe wings and adapted to engage the edge of the back of the comb and bereadily removed therefrom.

3. In combination with a ladys back holes in the bacl: of the comb andhold the Wings firmly to place. 10

Signed at Grand Rapids Michigan October 25, 1909.

JOSEPH CRANMER.

In presence of- I. J. CILLEY, H. P. STEWART.

